03 October 2017
Archiblox featured in the Spectrum section of this past weekends 'Age' newspaper, in an article that details our inclusion in the MINI-LIVING INVERT exhibition.
‘In the shadow of council buildings and Melbourne’s first prefab apartment tower, Nonda Katsalidis’ Little Hero apartments, Archiblox propose an ambitious modular home for a family to age in place in the very centre of the city.
“As the family expands it can add another module, going up to four levels in height,” says director Bill McCorkell. “It’s creating a space for multi-generational living on small footprints.”‘
Kim Bridgland, director of Edition Office, expands on the merits of small house design for both the client and the Architect.
“Most architects cut their teeth on something small and it works in a way to give them confidence and tackle something small without being too overcome by complexity and scale of the bigger project,” says Bridgland. That eagerness is also a boon to clients. “If you’re hungry and talented you’ll work hard and make sure you squeeze every ounce of opportunity out of that small budget.
“Building small is a fraction of the cost,” he adds. “Therefore you’ll spend 20 years less of your life working to pay it off, degrading your quality of life to pay for something you probably don’t need.
“It’s not saying that design is the solution to all our problems,” says Bridgland. “But designing high quality, efficient houses should offer you the delight and functionality of a house two or three times the size.”
With Archiblox, less really is more; we encourage the creation of carefully thought out designs that encapsulate our ethos of ‘design big, build small’. Our spaces are efficient in every possible way. Each plan is carefully considered using Japanese design principles to minimise wasted space. We do more with less, and that means a smaller physical footprint for your house.
Smaller footprint doesn’t necessarily mean less space. We pride ourselves on creating homes that tread lightly on the earth, and
small-scale architecture allows just that.
You can read the full article on the growing trend of small-scale architecture here
Photography – Tom Ross
Project – Carbon Positive House